Lanarkshire

Lanark, in Lanarkshire until 1975

Lanarkshire, also known as the County of Lanark, was one of the 34
traditional counties into which Scotland was divided
for administrative purposes. At its southern end it extended to the remote
upland areas beyond Abington
and around Leadhills. Its
central areas were characterised by settlements such as
Lanark,Biggar and
Strathaven. And in the
north it included a large part of the
Glasgow conurbation, including
Glasgow itself. Traditionally
Lanarkshire was often divided into Upper, Middle and Lower Wards. The county
town was Hamilton.

The regions formed in 1975 were the upper tier of a two tier local
authority system, and the area which had formed Lanarkshire became part of the
region of Strathclyde. Most regions were divided
into a number of district council areas, and Strathclyde was divided into no fewer than 19 of
them.